1987 - Ego Trip’s Top 40 Rap Singles
A snapshot of 1987’s best loved single releases, borrowing the top 40 list from the rap nerd’s bible that is Ego Trip‘s Book of Rap Lists:
1. Audio 2 - Top Billin’
2. Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause
3. Boogie Down Productions - The Bridge Is Over
4. EPMD - It’s My Thing / You’re A Customer
5. Big Daddy Kane - Raw
6. Public Enemy - Bring The Noise
7. Biz Markie - Nobody Beats The Biz
8. Eric B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
9. Public Enemy - Public Enemy No. 1 / Time Bomb
10. Big Daddy Kane feat. Biz Markie - Just Rhymin’ With Biz
11. Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud - Do The James
12. LL Cool J - I’m Bad
13. Ultramagnetic MCs - Funky
14. Eazy E - Boyz N The Hood
15. Divine Force - Holy War (Live)
16. Schooly D - Saturday Night
17. Eric B & Rakim - I Ain’t No Joke
18. MC Lyte - I Cram To Understand U
19. NWA - Dope Man
20. Just Ice - Going Way Back
21. Roxanne Shante - Have A Nice Day
22. Biz Markie - Pickin’ Boogers
23. Salt-N-Pepa - Tramp / Push It
24. Boogie Down Productions - Poetry
25. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Rikers Island / Rhyme Time
26. Jungle Brothers - Jim Browski
27. Dismasters - Small Time Hustler
28. Heavy D & The Boyz - The Overweight Lover’s In The House
29. Spoonie Gee - The Godfather
30. Alliance - Bustin Loose / Do It, Do It / Oreo Cookie
31. Antionette - I Got An Attitude
32. Spoonie Gee - Take It Off
33. Kid N Play - Last Night
34. Latee - This Cut’s Got Flavor / Puttin On The Hits
35. Steady B - Use Me (Before I Let Go)
36. Masters Of Ceremony - Sexy
37. Busy Bee - Suicide
38. Lord Shafiyq
39. Classical Two - New Generation
40. 2 Live Crew - We Want Some Pussy!!